ISBN |
9781862545854 |
Name |
Jones, Philip G., 1955- |
Title |
Ochre and rust : artefacts and encounters on Australian frontiers / Philip Jones. |
Edition |
1st ed. |
Published |
Kent Town, S. Aust. : Wakefield Press, 2007. |
Description |
vi, 440 p. : ill. (some col.), facsims., maps, ports. ; 24 cm. |
Notes |
Includes index. |
Bibliography: p. 417-427. |
Contents |
1. Master Blackburn's whip -- 2. Broken shields -- 3. Turning to metal -- 4. Spearing Bennett -- 5. Drilling for fire -- 6. Unearthing the toas -- 7. The magic garb of Daisy Bates -- 8. Namatjira and the Jesus plaque -- 9. That special property. |
Summary |
Takes Aboriginal and colonial artefacts from their museum shelves, and traces their stories, revealing charge and nuanced moments of encounter in Australia's frontier history. |
Subjects |
Aboriginal Australians - Antiquities. |
Aboriginal Australians - Implements. |
Frontier and Pioneer Life - Australia. |
Australia - Antiquities. |
Australia - Race relations - History. |
Aboriginal Australians -- Antiquities |
Aboriginal Australians -- Implements |
Frontier and pioneer life -- Australia |
Australia -- Antiquities |
Australia -- Race relations -- History |
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